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posted by  bstins on 10/8/2008 5:02:31 PM  |  status: Live  

genetic diversity

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Genetic diversity,
 
A) can be maintained by protecting species diversity and ecosystem diversity
B) is important to allow for species to respond to environmental changes and variation (i.e. evolution)
 
My teacher says its one of these...... HELP! thanks!

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posted by licy on 10/9/2008 7:51:44 AM  |  status: Live
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Genetic diversity

Refers to any variation in the nucleotides, genes, chromosomes, or whole genomes of organisms.
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